I strongly agree with your comments Bill. CISSP is more than memory and
being able to pass an exam. It is about taking all the experience gained
throughout a career and drawing from that databank of knowledge to be able
to make qualified security recommendations and decisions.
We gain common sense through our lessons learned and can make valuable
contributions to the business when we have extensive resources on which to
draw from.
I believe that by acquiring credentials we augment our work experience to a
level that we can continually and positively contribute and strengthen the
collective teams overall ability to deliver quality security services.
If not, we can at least maintain our overall ability to retain a competitive
advantage in the IT Security Industry.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Royds [mailto:bill@royds.net] On Behalf Of Bill Royds
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:10 AM
To: 'Larry Gadallah'
Cc: CISSP-Discuss@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [CISSP-D] Re: [securitytech] CISA -- was: CISSP, is it
respected?
I have both a GIAC GCIA certification and the CISSP so I can compare them a
bit.
They are both valuable. GIAC certifications indicate in-depth knowledge of a
particular technical security speciality. A CISSP indicates a broad overview
of
most security areas.
So, as Rob Slade said, the GIAC certifications are the things that will
give
you the technical knowledge needed to be an expert in an area while the
CISSP
will give you the ability to comprehend what technicians are saying to
formulate
policy and be a manager. I would suggest that a beginner look to the IGAC
certifications first in an area that he/she has interest and then take the
CISSP
when one has enough experience and knowledge to be eligible. The GIAC certs
are
not easy and are probably harder than the CISSP. But they test different
things.
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